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Turn it off or leave it on?

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  • P Paul Watson

    And then I wander over, need to use the PC and log-in as an Administrator so terminating your session and you loose any unsaved work. ;) I think we discussed this on CP awhile back. The consensus was that at the office if you lock 'n leave you have no right to moan about people fuxoring your session with an admin log-in. :) regards, Paul Watson South Africa The Code Project South-East Asia Disaster: How you can help Pope Pius II said "The only prescription is more cowbell. "

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    peterchen
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    Does this count id you're Admin Overlord, and have the "Administrator" account *disabled* like any sensible administrator would do?


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    • L Lost User

      How about a quick Lounge Poll™ ? At the end of the work day - do you power your work/office PC off completely or "Restart/LogOff" and leave it powered on? For those that leave it powered on... why? 1. PC performs tasks after hours (utilities, updates, virus scans, etc...). 2. Second shift user needs it on. 3. Leaving it on is "easier" on the components and I want this baby to last forever. 4. Leaving it on is "harder" on the components and I want a new PC. 5. Saves valuable time in the morning. 6. Auto-power-off doesn't work on my PC and I can't wait for the bloody message telling me it's OK to power-off. "Reality is what refuses to go away when I stop believing in it." Philip K. Dick

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      J Dunlap
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      7. I usually have a bunch of apps and documents up that I haven't finished working with and I don't want to have to close them all and then re-open them in the morning. 8. I have shared files/folders that others need to access.

      "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both."
      -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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      • L Lost User

        How about a quick Lounge Poll™ ? At the end of the work day - do you power your work/office PC off completely or "Restart/LogOff" and leave it powered on? For those that leave it powered on... why? 1. PC performs tasks after hours (utilities, updates, virus scans, etc...). 2. Second shift user needs it on. 3. Leaving it on is "easier" on the components and I want this baby to last forever. 4. Leaving it on is "harder" on the components and I want a new PC. 5. Saves valuable time in the morning. 6. Auto-power-off doesn't work on my PC and I can't wait for the bloody message telling me it's OK to power-off. "Reality is what refuses to go away when I stop believing in it." Philip K. Dick

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        Alsvha
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        I shut it down completely turning off screens and all. Company got a hefty powerbill and extra focus is now on idle computers and screens. --------------------------- 127.0.0.1 - Sweet 127.0.0.1

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        • K KaRl

          1- updates by the Systems Management Server may occur during the night Mike Mullikin wrote: Leaving it on is "harder" on the components and I want a new PC. Is that true? I thought switching a PC on/off was the most damaging for some components as the hard drives, having to mehanically accelerate/slow down :~


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          Stuart Dootson
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          Turning your PC on/off is also bad for electronic components, due to the stresses causes by thermal conditions changing - i.e. things get hot when you turn them on (and expand) and get cold when you turn them off (and contract). IIRC, this is the cause of most electrical failures (including light bulbs, I think). Stuart Dootson 'Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p'

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